(19)
(11) EP 3 056 321 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.03.2017 Bulletin 2017/09

(43) Date of publication A2:
17.08.2016 Bulletin 2016/33

(21) Application number: 16162163.6

(22) Date of filing: 04.10.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B25J 9/04(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 04.10.2012 JP 2012222551

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
13187347.3 / 2716416

(71) Applicant: Hirata Corporation
Tokyo 142-0041 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • ANDO, Hiroaki
    Tokyo, 142-0041 (JP)

(74) Representative: Müller Schupfner & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB 
Bavariaring 11
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


(54) LOADING/UNLOADING ROBOT


(57) A loading/unloading robot comprising: a support unit installed so as to be capable of being raised and lowered; an arm unit attached to the support unit; and a hand unit for conveying an object to be loaded and unloaded, attached to the arm unit, wherein the support unit includes a base portion that can be revolved around a raising/lowering axis that extends in a raising/lowering direction and a head portion rotatably attached to the base portion, the arm unit includes an arm that is rotatably attached to the head portion, a front end of the arm moves forward and backward along a forward/backward direction that passes the head portion, the hand unit includes a loading/unloading hand rotatably attached to the front end of the arm, the head portion includes a base-end portion supported on an upper surface of the base portion that is a head portion installation surface, a front portion including an arm installation surface on which the arm is attached, and a stepped portion that integrally joins the base-end portion and the front portion, a height of an upper surface of the front portion that is the arm installation surface is lower than a height of an upper surface of the base-end portion, and a height of the arm installation surface is equal to or lower than a height of the upper surface of the base portion that is the head portion installation surface.







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